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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Tuesday, December 15
Oxford, Miss.
6 PM
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Rebels Remain Unbeaten, Top Jackson State, 89-65
12/15/2020 | Women's Basketball
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Ole Miss 5-0 for First Time Since 2016-17; Most Free Throws Made Since 2006
OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss women's basketball team feasted off turnovers and Shakira Austin went off for her first double-double in a Rebel jersey in an 89-65 victory over Jackson State at The Pavilion on Tuesday night.
The Rebels (5-0) had to overcome a cooler night of shooting than they have been used to this season, as well as two 20-point outings from Jackson State (1-4). However, Ole Miss dominated on the boards for its most offensive rebounds since 2011 and compiled a hefty 30-of-42 clip from the free throw line to pace another wire-to-wire victory – the most made free throws for the Rebels in a game since 2006. The 15th-ranked Rebel defense backed that up, halting the Lady Tigers to 37 percent from the floor and forcing 29 turnovers, making 34 points off of them alone. The Rebels dominated the other specialty categories as well with a 27-11 edge on second chance points and a drastic 42-20 advantage in the paint.
Shakira Austin and reigning SEC freshman of the week, Madison Scott, both finished with Ole Miss' first double-doubles of the season – the first game with multiple Rebels with double-doubles since 2018.
Austin was a force to reckon with, pouring in a season-high 22 points and 12 rebounds for her 16th career double-double and her first as a Rebel. A good chunk of her points came from a 12-of-16 mark at the free throw line, the most makes by a Rebel since Crystal Allen in 2019 and the most attempts since Tia Faleru in 2015.
Scott tallied 15 points and 10 rebounds for her first career double-double, with her 10 boards tying a career-high set vs. Kansas. Also finding double-digit scoring was Donnetta Johnson for her fifth straight game with 14 points, five rebounds and career highs in assists (six) and steals (four). Valerie Nesbitt added in 10 points for good measure, her first double figure game of the year.
The Rebels began with the same starting five as the previous five games, the longest streak since February of 2018. They made their presence felt early on, wasting little time attacking the paint with a few easy shots from Shakira Austin and Donnetta Johnson down near the basket, forcing a Lady Tiger timeout just a few minutes into the game. The Rebels began the game on a 7-0 run, but the Lady Tigers gradually clawed their way back into the game to only trail 18-12 at the end of the first quarter.
Both teams struggled shooting the ball, shooting under 32 percent from the floor. However, Ole Miss snuffed out many opportunities, forcing 10 turnovers and cashing in eight points out of them in that first frame.
Midway through the second quarter, Ole Miss opened up their biggest lead of the game at that time (19), with Johnson and Austin scoring 10 apiece, Taylor Smith seven and Madison Scott six heading into the break up 43-26.
Nearly four minutes into the third quarter, the Rebels forced three more turnovers and outscored JSU 10-4, forcing them to call a timeout down their largest deficit of the game (23). Valerie Nesbit began to find lanes to the basket for good measure. Ole Miss forced a three-minute field goal drought that allowed them to expand their growing lead, as high as 30 points. JSU would cut the Ole Miss lead down in the fourth quarter, but the Rebels had their best shooting percentage of the game in the fourth quarter to close out the game.
The Rebels will hit the road for the first time this season when they face George Mason on December 19. Tipoff is set for 11 a.m. CT and can be seen on CBS Sports Network.
Team Notes
• Starting five of Mimi Reid, Taylor Smith, Donnetta Johnson, Madison Scott and Shakira Austin started together for their fifth consecutive game, the first group to start five in a row since Feb. 4-19, 2018.
• Ole Miss' 256 total points allowed in 2020-21 stand as the second-fewest through five games played in program history. Jackson State is the first Rebel opponent to break 60 points this season, the latest any Ole Miss opponent has broken the 60-point threshold since the second year of the program in 1975-76.
• Ole Miss has scored 80 points or more in four of its first five games for the first time since the 2006-07 Elite Eight season.
• With its lead time of 39:24 on Tuesday night, Ole Miss improves its season lead time to 195:07 out of a possible 200:00 total minutes. On the year, the Rebels have only trailed for 11 seconds (vs. McNeese State) and have been tied for just 4:42.
• Ole Miss went 30-of-42 from the charity stripe on Tuesday night, the most made free throws for Ole Miss since sinking 34 at UAB on Nov. 12, 2006, and the most tries from the free throw line since throwing up 41 vs. Southeastern Louisiana on Nov. 9, 2012.
• 51 total rebounds are the most by the Rebels since hauling in 62 vs. Savannah State on Dec. 8, 2018.
• 29 offensive rebounds are the most by Ole Miss since nabbing 29 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Nov. 29, 2011.
• Ole Miss has notched 20 or more assists in three consecutive games for the first time since Nov. 13-20, 2009. The Rebels have done so four times in five games in 2020-21, and had only hit the 20-assist plateau three times during the entire 2019-20 season.
• First game with multiple Rebels with double-doubles since Dec. 12, 2018 vs. Louisiana.
• Season-high 29 turnovers forced, the most by a Rebel opponent since forcing 31 vs. Sam Houston State on Nov. 26, 2019. Fourth fame this season with at least 24 turnovers forced, fifth with at least 19 and the second in a row with at least 28.
• Ole Miss had 20 assists on 27 made field goals, putting its season percentage of field goals with an assist to 68.8. The Rebels entered leading the SEC at 22.0 dimes per game.
• Ole Miss newcomers scored 65 of the 89 Rebel points vs. Jackson State on Tuesday (73 percent). On the Season, Rebel newcomers now account for 352 of the 448 total points (78.6 percent).
Individual Notes
• Shakira Austin's 22 points and 12 rebounds marks the first Rebel double-double since Dec. 28, 2019 vs. Alabama State (Mimi Reid: 16 points, 10 assists). Tonight's outing was the 16th career double-double for Austin, as well as her 40th career double-digit scoring game, her 30th career game with multiple blocks (3) and her 23rd career game with 10 or more rebounds.
• Austin's 12-of-16 mark from the free throw line makes her the first Rebel to make 10 or more free throws in a game since Crystal Allen hit 10 at Kentucky on Jan. 13, 2019, as well as the first Rebel to attempt at least 15 shots from the charity stripe since Tia Faleru tried 15 times at Missouri on Feb. 15, 2015.
• Austin's 12 made free throws are the most since Madinah Muhammad made 12 vs. Troy on Nov. 21, 2017; her 16 attempted free throws are the most by a Rebel since Faleru tried 17 times vs. Mississippi State on Jan. 23, 2014.
• First career double-double for Madison Scott, who had 15 points and tied a career-high 10 rebounds. She has recorded at least seven rebounds in four games this season.
• Donnetta Johnson's 14 points puts her in double-digit scoring for the fifth straight game. She led Ole Miss with a career-high six assists and tied a career best with four steals.
• SEC assists leader Mimi Reid was one of three Rebels with at least five assists, the 28th such game with at least five in her career and her 14th in a row with at least four.
Follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissWBB, Facebook at Ole Miss WBB and on Instagram at Ole MissWBB. You can also follow head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin on Twitter at @YolettMcCuin
The Rebels (5-0) had to overcome a cooler night of shooting than they have been used to this season, as well as two 20-point outings from Jackson State (1-4). However, Ole Miss dominated on the boards for its most offensive rebounds since 2011 and compiled a hefty 30-of-42 clip from the free throw line to pace another wire-to-wire victory – the most made free throws for the Rebels in a game since 2006. The 15th-ranked Rebel defense backed that up, halting the Lady Tigers to 37 percent from the floor and forcing 29 turnovers, making 34 points off of them alone. The Rebels dominated the other specialty categories as well with a 27-11 edge on second chance points and a drastic 42-20 advantage in the paint.
Shakira Austin and reigning SEC freshman of the week, Madison Scott, both finished with Ole Miss' first double-doubles of the season – the first game with multiple Rebels with double-doubles since 2018.
Austin was a force to reckon with, pouring in a season-high 22 points and 12 rebounds for her 16th career double-double and her first as a Rebel. A good chunk of her points came from a 12-of-16 mark at the free throw line, the most makes by a Rebel since Crystal Allen in 2019 and the most attempts since Tia Faleru in 2015.
Scott tallied 15 points and 10 rebounds for her first career double-double, with her 10 boards tying a career-high set vs. Kansas. Also finding double-digit scoring was Donnetta Johnson for her fifth straight game with 14 points, five rebounds and career highs in assists (six) and steals (four). Valerie Nesbitt added in 10 points for good measure, her first double figure game of the year.
The Rebels began with the same starting five as the previous five games, the longest streak since February of 2018. They made their presence felt early on, wasting little time attacking the paint with a few easy shots from Shakira Austin and Donnetta Johnson down near the basket, forcing a Lady Tiger timeout just a few minutes into the game. The Rebels began the game on a 7-0 run, but the Lady Tigers gradually clawed their way back into the game to only trail 18-12 at the end of the first quarter.
Both teams struggled shooting the ball, shooting under 32 percent from the floor. However, Ole Miss snuffed out many opportunities, forcing 10 turnovers and cashing in eight points out of them in that first frame.
Midway through the second quarter, Ole Miss opened up their biggest lead of the game at that time (19), with Johnson and Austin scoring 10 apiece, Taylor Smith seven and Madison Scott six heading into the break up 43-26.
Nearly four minutes into the third quarter, the Rebels forced three more turnovers and outscored JSU 10-4, forcing them to call a timeout down their largest deficit of the game (23). Valerie Nesbit began to find lanes to the basket for good measure. Ole Miss forced a three-minute field goal drought that allowed them to expand their growing lead, as high as 30 points. JSU would cut the Ole Miss lead down in the fourth quarter, but the Rebels had their best shooting percentage of the game in the fourth quarter to close out the game.
The Rebels will hit the road for the first time this season when they face George Mason on December 19. Tipoff is set for 11 a.m. CT and can be seen on CBS Sports Network.
Team Notes
• Starting five of Mimi Reid, Taylor Smith, Donnetta Johnson, Madison Scott and Shakira Austin started together for their fifth consecutive game, the first group to start five in a row since Feb. 4-19, 2018.
• Ole Miss' 256 total points allowed in 2020-21 stand as the second-fewest through five games played in program history. Jackson State is the first Rebel opponent to break 60 points this season, the latest any Ole Miss opponent has broken the 60-point threshold since the second year of the program in 1975-76.
• Ole Miss has scored 80 points or more in four of its first five games for the first time since the 2006-07 Elite Eight season.
• With its lead time of 39:24 on Tuesday night, Ole Miss improves its season lead time to 195:07 out of a possible 200:00 total minutes. On the year, the Rebels have only trailed for 11 seconds (vs. McNeese State) and have been tied for just 4:42.
• Ole Miss went 30-of-42 from the charity stripe on Tuesday night, the most made free throws for Ole Miss since sinking 34 at UAB on Nov. 12, 2006, and the most tries from the free throw line since throwing up 41 vs. Southeastern Louisiana on Nov. 9, 2012.
• 51 total rebounds are the most by the Rebels since hauling in 62 vs. Savannah State on Dec. 8, 2018.
• 29 offensive rebounds are the most by Ole Miss since nabbing 29 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Nov. 29, 2011.
• Ole Miss has notched 20 or more assists in three consecutive games for the first time since Nov. 13-20, 2009. The Rebels have done so four times in five games in 2020-21, and had only hit the 20-assist plateau three times during the entire 2019-20 season.
• First game with multiple Rebels with double-doubles since Dec. 12, 2018 vs. Louisiana.
• Season-high 29 turnovers forced, the most by a Rebel opponent since forcing 31 vs. Sam Houston State on Nov. 26, 2019. Fourth fame this season with at least 24 turnovers forced, fifth with at least 19 and the second in a row with at least 28.
• Ole Miss had 20 assists on 27 made field goals, putting its season percentage of field goals with an assist to 68.8. The Rebels entered leading the SEC at 22.0 dimes per game.
• Ole Miss newcomers scored 65 of the 89 Rebel points vs. Jackson State on Tuesday (73 percent). On the Season, Rebel newcomers now account for 352 of the 448 total points (78.6 percent).
Individual Notes
• Shakira Austin's 22 points and 12 rebounds marks the first Rebel double-double since Dec. 28, 2019 vs. Alabama State (Mimi Reid: 16 points, 10 assists). Tonight's outing was the 16th career double-double for Austin, as well as her 40th career double-digit scoring game, her 30th career game with multiple blocks (3) and her 23rd career game with 10 or more rebounds.
• Austin's 12-of-16 mark from the free throw line makes her the first Rebel to make 10 or more free throws in a game since Crystal Allen hit 10 at Kentucky on Jan. 13, 2019, as well as the first Rebel to attempt at least 15 shots from the charity stripe since Tia Faleru tried 15 times at Missouri on Feb. 15, 2015.
• Austin's 12 made free throws are the most since Madinah Muhammad made 12 vs. Troy on Nov. 21, 2017; her 16 attempted free throws are the most by a Rebel since Faleru tried 17 times vs. Mississippi State on Jan. 23, 2014.
• First career double-double for Madison Scott, who had 15 points and tied a career-high 10 rebounds. She has recorded at least seven rebounds in four games this season.
• Donnetta Johnson's 14 points puts her in double-digit scoring for the fifth straight game. She led Ole Miss with a career-high six assists and tied a career best with four steals.
• SEC assists leader Mimi Reid was one of three Rebels with at least five assists, the 28th such game with at least five in her career and her 14th in a row with at least four.
Follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissWBB, Facebook at Ole Miss WBB and on Instagram at Ole MissWBB. You can also follow head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin on Twitter at @YolettMcCuin
Team Stats
JSU
OM
FG%
.373
.375
3FG%
.500
.357
FT%
.657
.714
RB
38
51
TO
29
18
STL
9
16
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
22
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
12
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
4
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